آموزش زبان انگلیسی
آموزش زبان انگلیسی ,آموزش گرامر انگلیسی , مکالمه انگلیسی, اصطلاح , لغت , تست , سرگرمی , ضرب المثل, شعر , داستان , نکته ها ی مهم , و اخبار جالب..آموزش زبان انگلیسی
آموزش زبان انگلیسی ,آموزش گرامر انگلیسی , مکالمه انگلیسی, اصطلاح , لغت , تست , سرگرمی , ضرب المثل, شعر , داستان , نکته ها ی مهم , و اخبار جالب..30 Awesome British Slang Terms You Should Start Using Immediately آموزش اصطلاحات زبان انگلیسی آموزش زبان انگلیسی
1. Mate
‘Mate’ – one of the commonly used terms of endearment and affection in British slang terms. Used when you are talking to a close friend, and is often easily substituted for the American ‘buddy’, ‘pal’, or ‘dude’.
For example, ‘Alright, mate?’
2. Bugger All
‘Bugger all’ – a British slang term used to be a more vulgar synonym for ‘nothing at all’.
For example, ‘I’ve had bugger all to do all day.’
3. Knackered
‘Knackered’ – a great word and phrase used by Britons to describe their tiredness and exhaustion, in any given situation. Often substituted in friendly circles for ‘exhausted’.
For example, ‘I am absolutely knackered after working all day.’
4. Gutted
‘Gutted’ – a British slang term that is one of the saddest on the lists in terms of pure contextual emotion. To be ‘gutted’ about a situation means to be devastated and saddened.
For example, ‘His girlfriend broke up with him. He’s absolutely gutted.’
5. Gobsmacked
‘Gobsmacked’ – a truly British expression meaning to be shocked and surprised beyond belief. The expression is believed by some to come literally from ‘gob’ (a British expression for mouth), and the look of shock that comes from someone hitting it.
For example. ‘I was gobsmacked when she told me she was pregnant with triplets.’
6. Cock Up
‘Cock up’ – a British slang term that is far from the lewdness its name suggests. A ‘cock up’ is a mistake, a failure of large or epic proportions.
For example, ‘The papers sent out to the students were all in the wrong language – it’s a real cock up.’ Also, ‘I cocked up the orders for table number four.’
7. Blinding
‘Blinding’ – a slang term that is far from something that physically causes someone to lose their sight. ‘Blinding’ is a positive term meaning excellent, great, or superb.
For example, ‘That tackle from the Spanish player was blinding.’
8. Lost The Plot
‘Lost the plot’ is one that can actually be discerned by examining the words themselves. To ‘lose the plot’ can mean either to become angry and/or exasperated to a fault, or in a derogatory – if slightly outdated sense – to mean someone who has become irrational and/or acting ridiculously.
For example, ‘When my girlfriend saw the mess I’d made, she lost the plot.’
9. Cheers
‘Cheers’ doesn’t quite have the same meaning that it does in other counties – of course, it still means ‘celebrations’ when toasting a drink with some friends, but in British slang, it also means ‘thanks’ or ‘thank you’.
For example, ‘Cheers for getting me that drink, Steve’.
10. Ace
‘Ace’ – a British slang term that means something that is brilliant or excellent. Can also mean to pass something with flying colors.
For example, ‘Jenny is ace at the lab experiments’, or, for the latter definition, ‘I think I aced that exam’.
11. Damp Squib
More of an usual term, a ‘damp squib’ in British slang terms refers to something which fails on all accounts, coming from the ‘squib’ (an explosive), and the propensity for them to fail when wet.
For example, ‘The party was a bit of a damp squib because only Richard turned up.’
12. All To Pot
Slightly more of an outdated version, this British slang term is still used, and its meaning remains relevant today. ‘All to pot’ refers to a situation going out of your control and failing miserably.
For example, ‘The birthday party went all to pot when the clown turned up drunk and everyone was sick from that cheap barbecue stuff.’
13. The Bee’s Knees
The bee’s knees – a rather lovely term used to describe someone or something you think the world of.
For example, ‘She thinks Barry’s the bee’s knees’. Can also be used sarcastically in this same sense.
14. Chunder
Not a wonderfully melodic word, ‘chunder’ is part and parcel of British slang terms. Meaning ‘to vomit’ or ‘to be sick’, ‘chunder’ is almost always used in correlation with drunken nights, or being hugely ill and sick.
For example, ‘I ate a bad pizza last night after too many drinks and chundered in the street.’
15. Taking The Piss
Given the British tendency to mock and satirise anything and everything possible, ‘taking the piss’ is in fact one of the most popular and widely-used British slang terms. To ‘take the piss’ means to mock something, parody something, or generally be sarcastic and derisive towards something.
For example, ‘The guys on TV last night were taking the piss out of the government again.’
16. Bollocks
Perhaps one of the most internationally famous British slang terms, ‘bollocks’ has a multitude of uses, although its top ones including being a curse word used to indicate dismay, e.g. ‘Oh bollocks'; it can also be used to express derision and mocking disbelief, e.g. ‘You slept with Kate Upton last night? Bollocks…'; and, of course, it also refers to the scrotum and testicles.
For example, ‘I kicked him right in the bollocks when he wouldn’t let me go past.’
17. Fortnight
‘Fortnight’ – a British slang term more commonly used by virtually everyone in the UK to mean ‘a group of two weeks’.
For example, ‘I’m going away for a fortnight to Egypt for my summer holiday.’
18. Bollocking
Very different to the ‘bollocks’ of the previous suggestion, a ‘bollocking’ is a telling-off or a severe or enthusiastic reprimand from a boss, co-worker, partner, or anyone you like, for a misdemeanour.
For example, ‘My wife gave me a real bollocking for getting to pick up the dry cleaning on my way home from work.’
19. Nice One
‘Nice one’ – used almost always sarcastically in common British lexicon, although it can be used sincerely depending on the context.
For example, ‘You messed up the Rutherford order? Nice one, really.’
20. Brass Monkeys
A more obscure British term, ‘brass monkeys’ is used to refer to extremely cold weather. The phrase comes from the expression, ‘it’s cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey’.
For example, ‘You need to wear a coat today, it’s brass monkeys outside.’
21. Dodgy
In British slang terms, ‘dodgy’ refers to something wrong, illegal, or just plain ‘off’, in one way or another.
For example, it can be used to mean illegal – ‘He got my dad a dodgy watch for Christmas'; it can be used to mean something food-related that is nauseous or nauseating – ‘I had a dodgy kebab last night and I don’t feel right.; and it can also be used as a pejorative – ‘He just seems dodgy to me.’
22. Scrummy
One of the more delightful British slang terms in this list, ‘scrummy’ is used as a wonderfully effusive term for when something is truly delicious and mouth-wateringly good.
For example, ‘Mrs Walker’s pie was absolutely scrummy. I had three pieces.’
23. Kerfuffle
Another rather delightful and slightly archaic words in this list of British slang terms is ‘kerfuffle’. ‘Kerfuffle’ describes a skirmish or a fight or an argument caused by differing views.
For example, ‘I had a right kerfuffle with my girlfriend this morning over politics.’
24. Tosh
A nifty little British term that means ‘rubbish’ or ‘crap’.
For example, ‘That’s a load of tosh about what happened last night’, or ‘Don’t talk tosh.’
25. Car Park
One of the more boring and technical terms on this list, a ‘car park’ is in effect, the place outside or attached to a building where people park their cars. The British equivalent to the American ‘parking lot’ or ‘parking garage’.
For example, ‘I left my car in the car park this morning.’
26. Skive
‘Skive’ – a British slang term used to indicate when someone has failed to turn up for work or an obligation due to pretending to fake illness. Most commonly used with schoolchildren trying to get out of school, or dissatisfied office workers trying to pull a sick day.
For example, ‘He tried to skive off work but got caught by his manager.’
27. Rubbish
One of the most commonly-used British phrases, ‘rubbish’ is used to mean both general waste and trash, and to also express disbelief in something to the point of ridicule (in this sense it is a much-more PG-friendly version of ‘bollocks’.)
For example, it can be used respectively, in, ‘Can you take the rubbish out please?’, and ‘What? Don’t talk rubbish.’
28. Wanker
Oh, ‘wanker’. Possibly the best British insult on the list, it fits a certain niche for a single-worded insult to lobbied out in a moment of frustration, anger, provocation, or, of course, as a jest amongst friends. ‘Wanker’ fits the closest fit by ‘jerk’ or ‘asshole’, but to a slightly higher value.
For example, ‘That guy just cut me up in traffic – what a wanker.’
29. Hunky-Dory
‘Hunky-dory’ – a neat little piece of British slang that means that a situation is okay, cool, or normal.
For example, ‘Yeah, everything’s hunky-dory at the office.’
30. Brilliant
The last, but most certainly not least, term on this list, ‘brilliant’ is not a word exclusively in the British lexicon, but has a very British usage. Specifically, when something is exciting or wonderful, particularly when something is good news, ‘brilliant’ can mean as such.
For example, ‘You got the job? Oh, mate, that’s brilliant.’
American slang
American slang
Two-time loser: n. a confirmed loser: Poor Jack is a two-time loser.
Trust me! : Exclaim. “Believe me!” “Honestly”. Its true trust me.
Totally: mod. Absolutely; completely. This place is totally dull.
No way! : Eclaim. “No!” Me join the army? No way!
Nada: n.Nothing; none. (Spanish)
Football Slang آموزش زبان انگلیسی ، اصطلاحات ورزشی
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Football Slang
an artificial surface used instead of grass on many football fields.
verbal commands shouted by the quarterback to his teammates at the line of scrimmage to change a play on short notice.
the area behind the line of scrimmage.
the running backs; the halfback and the fullback.
American slangآموزش اصطلاحات آمریکایی
American slang
Drive someone up a walk:
To annoy someone greatly. He’s starting to drive me up a wall.
Blue adj. depressed. I’m feeling sort of blue today.
Catch someone red-handed
To discover someone in the process of committing a dishonest act. I know he’s guilty. I couth him red-handed.
Break the ice
To make the first move in establishing communication. I’m going to break the ice with the new employee.
Slang
Screw up>Slang
Informal
Definition:
To make a major mistake. Completely mismanage or mishandle a situation
Example:
1) Tom screwed up the whole project, and now we're four weeks behind schedule.
Etymology:
This phrase comes from World War II US Army slang.
Definition:
One who makes mistakes regularly; a failure. (Usually written as 'screw-up' when used as a noun.)
Example:
1) Be careful when you're dealing with Charlie -- he's a real screw-up.
american slang
hop in (to) exp. (very popular) to enter
;to enter by jumping on one feet : if you want a ride to school, hop in!
to hop in on exp. if you want aride to school hope on in.
note: if the preposition "in" is omitted from this expression ("to hop in"), it takes on the meaning of "to mount". want to ride my bike? hop on.
want to ride my bike? climb up!
"I hear ya " exp. "I agree with you." Note: in this expression, it is common to use "ya" which is common pronunciation of "you."
"Holy cow! " exclam ( exclamation of astonishment). holy cow! that was unbelievable! synonym: "Holy Toledo" exp. holy toledo! that was unbelievable
london slang
absobloodylutely/absofuckinglutely - an exclamation as to resound a definite yes.
ace - excellent, great. A rather out of vogue term, probably still used by kids.
Adam and Eve - Rhyming Slang for 'believe', e.g. "Would you Adam and Eve it mate!".
afters - short for the term 'after hours' meaning drinking in a pub after official closing time. Also see 'lock-in'.
aggro - short for aggravation or violence, e.g. "He was steaming drunk and well up for some aggro".
Alan Whicker(s) - Rhyming Slang for 'knickers'.
all over the gaff/shop - general term to describe someone or something that has no direction or that is in a mess.
allright/awright - a greeting literally meaning "is everything all fine?". Usually used in the form "awright mate!".
Annabel Giles - Modern Rhyming Slang for 'piles' (haemorrhoids).
Australian Slang۱
A
Ace! : Excellent! Very good!
Aerial pingpong : Australian Rules football
Amber fluid : beer
Ambo : ambulance, ambulance driver
Ankle biter : small child
Apples, she'll be : It'll be alright
Arvo : afternoon
Aussie (pron. Ozzie) : Australian
Aussie salute : brushing away flies with the hand
Avos : avocados
B
B & S : Bachelors' and Spinsters' Ball - a very enjoyable party usually held in rural areas
Back of Bourke : a very long way away
Bail (somebody) up : to corner somebody physically
Bail out : depart, usually angrily
Banana bender : a person from Queensland
Barbie : barbecue (noun)
Barrack : to cheer on (football team etc.)
Bastard : term of endearment
Bathers : swimming costume
Battler : someone working hard and only just making a living
Beaut, beauty : great, fantastic
Big-note oneself : brag, boast
Bikkie : biscuit (also "it cost big bikkies" - it was expensive)
Billabong : an ox-bow river or watering hole
Billy : teapot. Container for boiling water.
Bingle : motor vehicle accident
Bities : biting insects
Bitzer : mongrel dog (bits of this and bits of that)
Bizzo : business ("mind your own bizzo")
Black Stump, beyond the : a long way away, the back of nowhere
Bloke : man, guy
Bloody : very (bloody hard yakka)
Bloody oath! : that's certainly true
Blow in the bag : have a breathalyser test
Blowie : blow fly
Bludger : lazy person, layabout, somebody who always relies on other people to do things or lend him things
Blue : fight ("he was having a blue with his wife")
Blue, make a : make a mistake
Bluey : pack, equipment, traffic ticket, redhead
Bluey : blue cattle dog (named after its subtle markings) which is an excellent working dog. Everyone's favourite all-Aussie dog.
Bluey : heavy wool or felt jacket worn by mining and construction workers.
Bluey : bluebottle jellyfish
Bodgy : of inferior quality
Bog in : commence eating, to attack food with enthusiasm
Bog standard : basic, unadorned, without accessories (a bog standard car, telephone etc.)
Bogan : person who takes little pride in his appearance, spends his days slacking and drinking beer
Bogged : Stuck in mud, deep sand (a vehicle).
Bondi cigar : see "brown-eyed mullet"
Bonzer : great, ripper
Boogie board : a hybrid, half-sized surf board
Boomer : a large male kangaroo
Booze bus : police vehicle used for catching drunk drivers
Boozer : a pub
Bored shitless : very bored
Bottle shop : liquor shop
Bottle-o : liquor shop (originally a man with hessian bags going around picking up beer bottles in the 50's and 60's)
Bottler : something excellent
Bottling, his blood's worth : he's an excellent, helpful bloke.
Bounce : a bully
Bourke Street, he doesn't know Christmas from : he's a bit slow in the head. (Bourke Street is a brightly lit Melbourne street)
Bowl of rice, not my : not my cup of tea; I don't like it
Brass razoo, he hasn't got a : he's very poor
Brekkie : breakfast
Brick shit house, built like a : big strong bloke
Brickie : bricklayer
Brisvegas : Brisbane, state capital of Queensland
Brizzie : Brisbane, state capital of Queensland
Brown-eyed mullet : a turd in the sea (where you're swimming!)
Brumby : a wild horse
Buck's night : stag party, male gathering the night before the wedding
Buckley's, Buckley's chance : no chance ("New Zealand stands Buckley's of beating Australia at football")
Budgie smugglers : men's bathing costume
Bull bar : stout bar fixed to the front of a vehicle to protect it against hitting kangaroos (also roo bar)
Bundy : short for Bundaberg, Queensland, and the brand of rum that's made there
Bunyip : mythical outback creature
Bush : the hinterland, the Outback, anywhere that isn't in town
Bush bash : long competitive running or motorcar race through the bush
Bush oyster : nasal mucus
Bush telly : campfire
Bushie : someone who lives in the Bush
Bushman's hanky : Emitting nasal mucus by placing one index finger on the outside of the nose (thus blocking one nostril) and blowing.
Bushranger : highwayman, outlaw
Butcher : small glass of beer in South Australia - From the theory that a butcher could take a quick break from his job, have a drink and be back at work
BYO : unlicensed restaurant where you have to Bring Your Own grog, also similar party or barbecue
C
Cab Sav : Cabernet Sauvignon (a variety of wine grape)
Cactus : dead, not functioning ("this bloody washing machine is cactus")
Cane toad : a person from Queensland
Captain Cook : look (noun) ("let's have a Captain Cook")
Cark it : to die, cease functioning
Cat burying shit, as busy as a : busy
Cat's piss, as mean as : mean, stingy, uncharitable
Chewie : chewing gum
Chokkie : chocolate
Chook : a chicken
Chrissie : Christmas
Christmas : see Bourke Street
Chuck a sickie : take the day off sick from work when you're perfectly healthy
Chunder : vomit
Clacker : anus (from Latin cloaca = sewer). Also the single orifice of monotremes (platypus and echidna) used both for reproduction and for the elimination of body wastes.
Clayton's : fake, substitute
Cleanskin : Bottle of wine without a label. Usually bought in bulk by companies who then add their own personalised label and use the wine as e.g. gifts to clients
Cleanskin : cattle that have not been branded, earmarked or castrated.
Click : kilometre - "it's 10 clicks away"
Clucky : feeling broody or maternal
Coathanger : Sydney Harbour bridge
Cobber : friend
Cockie : farmer
Cockie : cockatoo
Cockie : cockroach
Cockroach : a person from New South Wales
Coldie : a beer
Come a gutser : make a bad mistake, have an accident
Compo : Workers' Compensation pay
Conch (adj. conchy) : a conscientious person. Somebody who would rather work or study than go out and enjoy him/herself.
Cooee, not within : figuratively a long way away, far off - England weren't within cooee of beating Australia at cricket
Cooee, within : nearby - I was within cooee of landing a big fish when the line broke. He lives within cooee of Sydney.
Cook (noun) : One's wife
Corker : something excellent. A good stroke in cricket might be described as a 'corker of a shot'
Corroboree : an aboriginal dance festival
Counter lunch : pub lunch
Cozzie : swimming costume
Crack a fat : get an erection
Crack onto (someone) : to hit on someone, pursue someone romantically
Cranky : in a bad mood, angry
Cream (verb) : defeat by a large margin
Crook : sick, or badly made
Crow eater : a person from South Australia
Cubby house : Small, usually timber, house in the garden used as a children's plaything.
Cut lunch : sandwiches
Cut lunch commando : army reservist
Cut snake, mad as a : very angry
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'Kick back'
Meaning:
To 'kick back' is to relax and enjoy your free time. It may come from the idea of putting your feet up and taking off your shoes. You can also use the idiom in the form 'kicking back'.Example: 'I'm just kicking back with some friends watching the ball game.'
Warning: Don't confuse this idiom with 'kickback' which is spelled the same way but has no space between the words. 'Kickback' refers to a bribe or payoff.
'Look out!'
Meaning:This is a very useful phrase to know! You can use this phrase when you want to warn someone. If there is immediate danger, yelling ‘Look out!’ will alert everyone to the danger. For example, if someone is crossing a street and a car is coming down the street at a high speed, you might yell, ‘Look out!’
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To cost an arm and a leg
Meaning: to cost a lot of money
Example:
It costs an arm and a leg to buy all these Christmas presents.
To be loaded
Meaning: to be rich
Example:
He works in the city and he is loaded.
To be broke
Meaning: to be poor
Example:
She’s always broke at the end of the month.
Bread and Honey
Meaning: Money
Example:
Let's drink with him - he's got bread. [This one has enjoyed very common usage]
To be skint:
Meaning: British slang to have no money
Example:
Can you lend me some money? I’m skint.
Beans:
Dosh: British. Money
Peanuts: Informal. Very little money
Megabucks: Plural noun a large amount of money.
Peggy Pink: some people just don't deserve to be loved (because they don't know it's worth.) 
slang
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در پاسخ به سوال امین, دوست خوبم این فقط مشکل شما نیس. خیلی از زبان آموزان دچار این مشکل میشون.
خب راه حلش اینه که شما مطالعه زیاد بکنین.داستان های کوتاه به زبان انگلیسی بخونین. معانی لغاتی که نمیدونین از فرهنگ لغت استفاده کنین. در فرهنگ لغات برای هر لغت جمله هایی برای مثال مینوسن تا خواننده بدونه که این لغت چگونه در جمله های مختلف چگونه بکار برده میشه. اون جمله ها رو بخونین حفظ کنین. یه زمانی ما در مقدماتی برا اینکه لغات رو یاد بگیریم برا هر کدوم جمله درست میکردیم.امتحان کنین شاید برا شما هم کار بکنه. فقط باید زیاد مطالعه کنین اخبار , مقاله, داستان , .... اینو یادتون باشه انسان هر کاری که اراده بکنه به اون میرسه.یادگیری یه زبان خارجی و هر چیز دیگه خیلی سخته.اگه اراده کنین و پشتکار داشته باشین مطمئن باشین موفق میشین.
برا همتون آرزوی موفقیت دارم.
در ضمن یه چند روزی رو با خانواده مسافرت میرم.
دوست عزیز سیما که از من چند تا شعر کوتاه درخواست کرده بودید براتون خواستم ایمیل بفرستم ولی پیغام خطا داد.این هم چند تا شعر کوتاه
MAGGIE B
Lewis Carroll
(To Maggie Bowman.)
WRITTEN by Maggie B Bought by me:
A present to Maggie B Sent by me:
But who can Maggie be? Answered by me:
“She is she.”
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Upon the Death of Sir Albert Morton's Wife
Sir Henry Wotton (1568–1639)
He first deceased; she for a little tried
To live without him, liked it not, and died.
Separation
W. S. Merwin (1973)
Your absence has gone through meLike thread through a needle.
Everything I do is stitched with its colorYou Fit into Me
Margaret Atwood (1971)
You fit into meLike a hook into an eyeA fish hook
An open eye
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All Ears
MEANING: Listening carefully; keenly attentive.
Example:
I was all ears as Svet told me this exciting story.
Etymology:
You listen with your ears, so if you are ‘ all ears ‘ your entire being is listening to someone speak
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'Under the sun'
MEANING: This is an idiomatic way of saying ‘anywhere on earth’.
Example: This is the largest dinosaur exhibit anywhere. There’s nothing else like it under the sun."
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'Call it a day'
MEANING: A remark made when it’s time to go home or stop a certain job. Often said at the end of a workday. When someone leaves the office for the day, it’s common to say “Well, I guess I’ll call it a day
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Apple of her/his eye
MEANING: someone or something that one likes a lot
EXAMPLE:
the little girl is the apple of her grandfather’s eye.
Bark up the wrong tree
MEANING: choose the wrong course of action
EXAMPLE:
He is barking up the wrong tree. He accuses me of causing the computer
problem but I was away at the time.
Wolf
MEANING: a person who pretends to be good but really is bad
EXAMPLE:
Be careful of that man. He is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
Phrase Thesaurus
| Phrase Thesaurus (money) | Meanings |
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Money makes the world go round |
money is the most important thing in life, money solves every problem |
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Money doesn't grow on trees |
to earn money you have to work hard, you can not get free money |
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Monkey business |
dubious activities, illegal business, fooling round, silly game |
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Coin of the realm |
type of currency used by a particular country |
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Blood money |
compensation paid by an offender( usually a murderer) or his kin group to the kin group of the victim. In many societies Blood money functions to prevent the continuation of hostilities in the form of a feud. some customs allow the injured party the choice of punishing the murder by blood vengeance or Blood money. |
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A penny for your thoughts |
what are you thinking about |
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Time is money |
time is worth money, time wasted is like wasting money |
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The public purse |
public funds, national treasury |
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The penny drops |
understand slowly, only comprehended after a period of time |
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Cost an arm and a leg |
cost dearly, be very expensive |
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As safe as the Bank of England |
safe and secure, well protected |
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Born with a silver spoon in his mouth |
a person who will not have to try very hard in order to acquire material wealth |
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Dead presidents |
presidents who are now deceased, paper money, cash in the form of bank notes (slang) |
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A sugar daddy |
rich and older man who gives gifts and money to the younger woman he is wooing (informal) |
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A pretty penny |
considerable amount of money, rather large amount of money |
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Money talks |
money gets people's attention, money can be used to influence people |
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In for a penny in for a pound |
there is nothing to loose, do not start something that you can't finish |
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Penny wise, pound foolish |
capable of dealing with small things but unable to mange the large issues |
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Quid pro quo |
one thing in exchange for another, something in return for something else |
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Spend money like water |
waste money, squander money |
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Pound of flesh |
A justified but disabling request |
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Pin money |
small expenses, pocket money |
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Money to burn |
extra money, surplus cash |
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Hand to mouth |
having nothing to spare, precarious |
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Dirt cheap |
extremely Inexpensive |
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Filthy rich |
obscenely rich, so wealthy that one doesn't know what to do with the money |
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In the money |
rich, successful, wealthy, |
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Hard up |
poor, lacking money, under pressure, troubled |
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A small fortune |
considerable sum of money, a lot of money |
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Break the bank |
win everything in the fund (Roulette) |
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A bad penny |
worthless coin |
Idioms and Expressions
Put a cork in it
Definition: Be quiet
Could you please put a cork in it?!
Tom, put a cork in it! I can't hear what Mary is saying
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Put down
Definition: criticize someone
Jack put him down and he hasn't been the same since.
Don't put me down
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Put someone away
Definition: put in prison
They put him away for twenty years.
Jason was put away for life in prison
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Put the finger on someone
Definition: identify someone
The victim put the finger on the criminal.
She put the finger on her boss for the crime
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Put the heat / screws on someone
Definition: pressure someone to do something
He's putting the heat on me to finish the report.
Janet's really putting the screws on her husband to get a new car.
اصطلاح
از کیسه خلیفه بخشیدن |
Make free/ bold with sth |
Example: Your friends at the party who made so free with the drinks were not invited. | |
با چشم غیر مسلح |
With the naked eye |
Example: You should not look at the sun with the naked eye. | |
به امتحانش می ارزد |
Give it/ sb a try |
Example: Even if you think you will not enjoy, give it a try. | |
وارد اصل مطلب شدن |
Get down to business |
Example: Well, time’s moving on; I suppose we’d better get down to business now. | |
مثل ساعت کار کردن |
As regular as clockwork |
Example: The postman comes at 8:40 in the morning as regular as clockwork. | |
slang
Hey, friends. You remember I talked about slang. Now let’s see what you have learned. Let’s go through some of them:
Joy: hey, Kim. Can you lend me 20 bucks?
Kim: oh, dear I’m sorry. I’m broke.
Debbie: hi Gina. I was really into the bash last night.
Gina: yeah, me too. I had a blast at the bash.
Peggy: you seem really ticked off. What’s up?
Nick: I had a blowout on the way work. So I got to work late.
Peggy: chill out.
Bucks=dollar$
Broke=having no money
Be into sth= enjoy sth
Bash=party
Blast=wonderful time
Ticked off=angry
What’s up? = what’s the matter?
Blowout= flat tire
Chill out= relax, calm down
Best wishes,
Parvin.